Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,934 m. Little Mountain stands 2,124 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vermilion Cliffs, a cliff 2.1 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 7.3 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
- 19.8 mi off the Naat' tsis' aan - Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
- 24.3 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 16 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 17 mi
- Le Fevre Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alien: 4.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 7.0 mi
- Cliff Dweller Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Franks: 8.2 mi
- Wrather Arch: 8.6 mi
- The Big Knoll: 2.6 mi
- Red Knolls: 2.8 mi
- Middle Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Little Knoll: 3.4 mi
- White Knolls: 4.0 mi
- Lower Twin Spring: 5.0 mi
- Upper Twin Spring: 5.1 mi
- Badger Spring: 5.2 mi
- Smokey Spring: 5.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.9 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 2.1 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Rider Point: 12.5 mi
- Red Point: 12.6 mi
- Crater Hole: 13.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: 8.9 mi
- Big Water Park: 18.6 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 18.7 mi
- Vermillion Park: 18.8 mi
- Children's Park: 19.3 mi
- Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness: 2.8 mi
- Coyote Buttes South: 13.1 mi
- Coyote Buttes North: 15.4 mi
- The Cockscomb Wilderness Study Area: 22.1 mi
- Sandbar: 9.6 mi
- Paria Beach: 11.1 mi
- Lone Rock Beach: 19.0 mi
- Wilson Ranch: 10.6 mi
- Copper Mine Trading Post: 24.6 mi
- Dick's Arch: 16.0 mi
- Buckskin Gulch Arch: 18.3 mi
- Lee's Ferry: 12.3 mi
- Echo Peaks Fall: 13.0 mi
- John Wesley Powell Museum: 19.8 mi
- Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | SW 217° | 2,124 m | 22.6 mi |
| White Knolls | S 171° | 2,090 m | 4.0 mi |
| The Big Knoll | W 271° | 2,054 m | 2.6 mi |
| Powells Monument | E 87° | 2,042 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tselgiishil | SE 136° | 2,028 m | 13.9 mi |
| Middle Knoll | NW 307° | 2,018 m | 2.8 mi |
| White Mesa | SE 138° | 1,993 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buckskin Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,966 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 89 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lees Ferry, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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